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Friday, October 30, 2009

Today The Shabby Nest is hosting a Frugal Friday party and I thought I would join in.

Last year we took a step back to see where we could cut back and save. I realized that we were going through about 5-6 trash bags a week! So I thought to myself why not just empty the the trash into our main trash bin outside. I grabbed a large rubber head band to hold the trash bag to the can and now simply just dump it into the main bin. Once a week I remove the trash bag and use it to collect the remaining small waste baskets that we have through out the house.Not only do we save on the cost of trash bags but we are also cutting back on our added waste to the environment.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

I was late in signing Gabe up for his class Fall Party. So I was left with 17 goodie bags to make for Friday's Fall Festival. I purchased black sacks at my local Walmart , four for $1.00. And printed out these FREE labels and adhered them with double sided tape.

Remember my Zazzle stickers? I used them to package up some Gold Fish crackers and we are good to go!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

This was me five years ago. Nine months pregnant and swollen deluxe! I was ready to have this baby and was happy for the doctor to schedule it at any time! So five years ago today I had my second child , a bouncing baby boy {smile]. I love the expression on big sisters face as she met her brother for the first time.

It was love at first site for us all.

Don't you just love peach fuzz sweetness on a new born?

Spring forward 5 years to today.This was his birthday shirt he got to wear. However, as you can tell by the frown on his face he has lost some of that new born charm!

I am in love with the etsy shop My Personalized T-shirt. They have fabulous little goods at such a reasonable price. Remember they are only going to wear this one time in public. A great Big Happy Birthday to my little blessing!

I wanted to share with you and ice cream treat that we made for the Halloween Birthday bash.

I found this in Mathew Meadsnew Halloween publication this year and thought it would be perfect. Gabe's favorite ice cream happens to be orange sherbet. I used 2 gallons of vanilla ice cream and two gallons of orange sherbet. Soften the vanilla and place in a mixing bowl. I added yellow food gel coloring until I got the yellow I was looking for. I then placed it in a large gallon zip lock bag. Cutting a corner off I pipped it into plastic mini glasses that I purchased at the Dollar Store. Then placed them in the freezer to set. Meanwhile I softened the orange sherbet and followed the same steps. Finally topping them off with another layer of plain vanilla with sprinkles. They looked just like a candy corn and were oh so yummy!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

We hosted a Halloween Birthday bash for Gabe this weekend and a few of Hannah's friends to help "work it" Ha...Ha...! Here is a sneak peak at how it went. And if anyone has a great way to host a party and take all the party pictures you want please let me know. I failed to get a lot of great shots because I was to busy working!

Gabe helped pick the sticks and wash them for the Carmel candy apples.

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I am extremely interested in my husband. Photography, interior design, art, architecture, fashion, just being creative. Date night with my man. I LOVE to travel and the adventure that it brings. Fresh strawberries from my garden, sunshine and my children laughing.